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3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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3.6.3.2.2
Default Visibility
Default visibility determines the level of communication that is permitted among
ports/devices when there is no active zone set. The default visibility parameter
can be set differently on each switch. When default visibility is enabled (ALL) on a
switch, all ports/devices on the switch can communicate with all ports/devices on
switches that also have default visibility enabled. When Default Visibility is
disabled (NONE), none of the ports/devices on that switch can communicate with
any other port/device in the fabric.
3.6.3.2.3
Discard Inactive
The Discard Inactive parameter automatically removes inactive zones and zone
sets when a zone set is activated or deactivated from a remote switch.
3.6.3.3
Saving the Zoning Database to a File
You can save the zoning database to an XML file. You can later reload this zoning
database on the same switch or another switch. To save a zoning database to a
file, do the following:
1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning .
2. In the Edit Zoning dialog, open the File menu and select Save As .
3. In the Save dialog, enter a file name for the database file.
4. Click the Save button to save the zoning file.
3.6.3.4
Restoring the Zoning Database from a File
Do the following to restore the zoning database from a file to a switch:
1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to
open the Edit Zoning window.
2. Open the File menu and select Open File . A popup window will prompt you
to select an XML zoning database file.
3. Select a file and click Open .
CAUTION! Restoring the zoning database from a file will replace the current
zoning database on the switch.